This site was forgotten by the international community, but not by the local community. This site re-discovered by archaeologists from the university YaleHiram Bingham III, who found it again in 1911. Peru then do the legal efforts to retrieve artifacts taken by Bingham from the site. Since then, Machu Picchu became a tourist attraction that appeals to local and foreign tourists.
Machu Picchu was built by the ancient Incan style with walls of polished stone. The main building is Intihuatana, Temple of the Sun, and Three Window Room. These places are referred to as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu.
The site has been designated as a UNESCO world Heritage Site since 1983, Machu Picchu is also one of the Seven Wonders of the New World, is also getting attention due to the damage caused by tourism (the number of visitors reached 400,000 in 2003).
In September of 2007, Peru did legal efforts with the achievement of an agreement with UniversitasYale to retrieve artifacts have been brought by Bingham from the site in the early 20th century.
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